Urban economics / Arthur O'Sullivan.

By: O'Sullivan, Arthur [author]
Language: English Series: The Irwin series in economicsPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 1996Edition: Third editionDescription: xxv, 739 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0256160724Subject(s): Urban economicsDDC classification: 330.91732 LOC classification: HT321 | .O88 1996
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Why Do Cities Exist? -- 3. Where Do Cities Develop? -- 4. The History of Western Urbanization -- 5. How Many Cities? -- 6. Urban Economic Growth -- 7. Introduction to Land Rent and Land Use -- 8. Land-Use in the Monocentric City -- 9. General-Equilibrium Land Use -- 10. Suburbanization and Modern Cities -- 11. Land-Use Controls and Zoning -- 12. What Causes Poverty? -- 13. Poverty and Public Policy -- 14. Why Is Housing Different? -- 15. Housing Policies -- 16. Overview of Local Government -- 17. Voting with Ballots and Feet -- 18. Local Taxes and Intergovernmental Grants -- 19. Autos and Highways -- 20. Mass Transit -- 21. Education -- 22. Crime and Punishment.
Summary: Bringing urban issues into a modern microeconomic framework, this work uses basic economic analysis to explain why cities exist, where they develop, how they grow and how various activities are arranged within them. Census data is incorporated into the text, and used in charts and tables.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Why Do Cities Exist? --
3. Where Do Cities Develop? --
4. The History of Western Urbanization --
5. How Many Cities? --
6. Urban Economic Growth --
7. Introduction to Land Rent and Land Use --
8. Land-Use in the Monocentric City --
9. General-Equilibrium Land Use --
10. Suburbanization and Modern Cities --
11. Land-Use Controls and Zoning --
12. What Causes Poverty? --
13. Poverty and Public Policy --
14. Why Is Housing Different? --
15. Housing Policies --
16. Overview of Local Government --
17. Voting with Ballots and Feet --
18. Local Taxes and Intergovernmental Grants --
19. Autos and Highways --
20. Mass Transit --
21. Education --
22. Crime and Punishment.

Bringing urban issues into a modern microeconomic framework, this work uses basic economic analysis to explain why cities exist, where they develop, how they grow and how various activities are arranged within them. Census data is incorporated into the text, and used in charts and tables.

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